Sectional bin



G. FRITZ SECTIONAL BIN Mgy 3, 1927.

Filed Sept. 6, 1924 GEORGE Hm-z.

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Patented May 3, 1927.

UNITED STATES GEORGE IBI'IZ, OI CINCINNATI, OHIO.

SECTION-AL BIN.

Application flled septemher 6, 1824. Serliil No. 736,255.

This. invention relates to bins such as may be used for storingquantities of stock of various kinds and is especially adapted toprovide a bin structure wh ch may be modified from time to time toaccommodate the quantity of articles to be stored.

An object of my invention is to provide a bin structure unit which maybe mounted with similar units for bins of any desired slze.

Anotherobject is to provide bms of this nature which may be mounted uponone an other without the use-of additional fasteningmeans.

Another object is to provlde bms of th1s nature which when mounted uponone another will form practically a single unit of any desired size.

Another object is to provlde a structure of this kind from which theindividualumts may be added or removed with a mimmum of effort.

These and other objects are attained by the means described herein anddisclosed in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a fragmental perspectlve of a pair of sectional bin units ofmy lnventlon mounted one upon the other.

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional end view of the device shown in Fig. 1. v

The bins of my invention are produced in sectional units 3 whichcomprise one or several pigeon holes or compartments 4 arranged side byside or one above the other or both. As disclosed in the drawmgs, eachunit comprises ten compartments 0 en on one side only and bounded by theases 5 and rear walls 6, end walls 7 and partltions 8. The rear wall 6'is provided with an upwardly extending flange 9'agains't the inner sideof which the rear wall 6 of the bm next above may engage. When it isdesired to form the sectional units with two tiers of compartments theflange 9 and rear wall 6 of the component parts may be s ot welded as at10. The partitions 8 comprise a flat sheet of metal having flanges 11extendlng in a common direction from all four of its sides, the flan cs11 being secured in place by means 0 spot welding or by rivets. Theforward longitudinal edge of the base or bottom 5 of each tier ofcompartments extends slightly beyond the forward ed of the partitions 8where it. is bent upwar 1y at substantially right angles at 12 and isthen turned inwardly upon itself at a point 13 providing a series ofspaced at a distance from the point 12 and the remainder of the sheetdeveloped into a flattened C-shaped member 14. The top a substantiallyreversed C-shapcd section I 16. The C-shaped portion 14 provides .1ledge extending along the base of each of the compartments 4. and theoutwardly and downwardly turned portions 17 providing spaced flanges forperforming the function of a card holder in which an identification cardmay be retained. The lower flange 17 of the C-shaped member at the baseof one unit is adapted to slidably engage the inner walls of theC-shaped member 16 whereby the forward edges of units to be joined uponone another are substantially hooked or secured one upon the other.Coinciding perforations 18 and '19 positioned in the rear wall 6 and theupwardly extending flange respectively are adapted to receive a securngmeans such as a bolt and nut 20. Thus it will be seen that the forwardand rear longitudinal edges of adjoining sections are secured one uponthe other as previously described. A series of bins may thus be built upand secured into practically a single unit.

Perforations 21 may be provided in the rear wall 6 for receivingsecuring means such as nails or screws whereby the sections may befastened against a wall or whereby a pair of sections laced back to backmay be secured one to t e other.

What I claim is:

1. In a sectional bin structure the combination of bin units, C-shapedgrooved members extending along the lower forward edges of said units,inverted U-shaped groove members extending along the forward upper edgesof said units and being formed integral therewith, the upper and lowergrooved members of adjacent bins being adapted to slidably interlock onewith the other for seeurin the forward edges of adjacent bins, an 0 setupwardly extending flange carried by the upper rear edge of one of saidbins, said flange being adapted to abut the lower portion of the rearwall of the bin above, and securing means extending through the lastmentioned flange and wall. 7

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with bin units ofa grooved card holder extending alon the forward lower edge of saidunits and orming a front ledge therefor, a grooved. flange extendingupwardly from the upper forward edges of the units, a straight flangeextending from the upper rear edges of said units, the card holders andgrooved flan es of adjacent units being adapted to slida ly interlockfor seeming adjacent bins together along their forward edges, and meansfor securing the rear flange of one unit to the rear wall of theadjacent unit.

3. In a sectional bin structure, the combination of bin unit's, C-shapedgrooved members extending along the forward lower edges of said units,and inverted U-shaped grooved members extending along the forward upperedges of said units, the upper and lower grooved members of adiacentbins being adapted to slidably interloc one with the other for securingtogether the forward edges of adjacent bins.

4. In a sectional bin structure, the eombination of bin units, C-shapedgrooved members extending along the forward lower edges of said units,inverted U-shaped grooved members extending along the forward upperedges of said units, the u per and lower grooved members of adjacent nnsbeing adapted to slidably interlock one with the other for securingtogether the forward edges of adjacent bins, and means for securing thebins together at the rear edges thereof;

5. Ina sectional bin structure, the combination of bin units, groovedcard holder strips extending along the forward, lower edge of each unitand a grooved member extending along the forward, upper edge of eachunit, the last mentioned grooved member being adapted to slidablyinterlock in the card holder of the bin next above, for {)oekingtogether the forward edges of said In testimony whereof, I have hereuntosubscribed my name this 29th day of August,

GEORGE FRITZ.

